Rafa Benitez won't exactly be all smiles when he greets Stoke City to Newcastle in a fortnight's time.

Grumpy at the best of times, he is widely reported to be seething after Newcastle's failure to sign a single player on deadline day after already enduring a quiet summer in which one of his few major signings was Stoke striker Joselu.

At least he shouldn't fear a parting of the ways just yet, unlike Frank de Boer, as The Times reports that he is worried he might even get the boot this weekend... after just three league games at Crystal Palace.

Antonio Conte is another unhappy bunny this morning as the deadline-day capture of Leicester midfielder Danny Drinkwater was diluted somewhat by Chelsea's failure to land Tottenham-bound Fernando Llorente from Swansea.

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The Swans only sanctioned that deal once they had secured Wilfried Bony's return to the club from Manchester City - for around half the £28m fee they sold him for - and Stoke fans will be particularly interested to check out his goalscoring form down in south Wales after last season's washout in the Potteries.

Tottenham also secured the services of Serge Aurier from PSG, but The Star reports that he already faces demands from his new club's LBGT fan group to explain his ban for homophobic comments last season.